Definitions for easily
ˈi zə li, ˈiz lieas·i·ly

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. easily, easy(adverb)

   with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')

   "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy"

2. easily(adverb)

   without question

   "easily the best book she's written"

3. well, easily(adverb)

   indicating high probability; in all likelihood

   "I might well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. easily(Adverb)

   Comfortably, without discomfort or anxiety.

2. easily(Adverb)

   Without difficulty.

3. easily(Adverb)

   Absolutely, without question

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Easily(adverb)

   with ease; without difficulty or much effort; as, this task may be easily performed; that event might have been easily foreseen

   Etymology: [From Easy.]

2. Easily(adverb)

   without pain, anxiety, or disturbance; as, to pass life well and easily

   Etymology: [From Easy.]

3. Easily(adverb)

   readily; without reluctance; willingly

   Etymology: [From Easy.]

4. Easily(adverb)

   smoothly; quietly; gently; gracefully; without /umult or discord

   Etymology: [From Easy.]

5. Easily(adverb)

   without shaking or jolting; commodiously; as, a carriage moves easily

   Etymology: [From Easy.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. easily

   In an easy manner.

   He loved his sport and easily achieved his goals and aspirations.

   Submitted by MaryC on June 11, 2015  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'easily' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1019

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'easily' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1402

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'easily' in Adverbs Frequency: #101

Anagrams for easily »

1. Yalies

How to pronounce easily?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of easily in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of easily in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of easily in a Sentence

1. Ronald Mitsuyasu:

   Drugs for HIV have now been developed that have little interaction with many chemotherapy agents and The HIV-infected patients can be switched easily from one class of antiretroviral treatment to another without too much difficulty to avoid drug interactions, those of us oncologists who are knowledgeable about both HIV and cancer can easily manage most HIV cancer patients, and we recommend that HIV patients with cancer be treated as aggressively and with the same treatment as we would use in our non-HIV patients.

2. Andrew Bernstein:

   For the first time in history, the rational and the good are fully armed in the battle against evil. Here we finally find the answer to our paradox; now we can understand the nature of the social power held by evil. Ultimately, the evil, the irrational, truly has no power. The evil men’s control of morality is transient; it lives on borrowed time made possible only by the errors of the good. In time, as more honest men grasp the truth, evil’s stranglehold will be easily broken.

3. Pema Letho:

   Windmills are new to Bhutan, and we can easily harness wind (here) given the location of the village.

4. Team Canada:

   We fully respect Milos' decision as we are sure this is not one he made easily, milos represents Canada proudly week after week around the world and we look forward to future opportunities for him to join Team Canada again on the court.

5. Roger Gannam:

   It's the duty of the Kentucky government to accommodate that, and they very easily could do so, gov. Beshear is the one who should do his job or resign.

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